The Beginning of the End of the Clerical Rule in Iran
No.664
Bazaar
Bazaar in its 10th day of strike
Tehran, July 15, 2010
On Thursday July 15 on the 10th day of Tehran’s Great Bazaar’s strike a great number of people went to Sabze Maidan and Bazaar since morning to express their support for the strike.
Around noon the crowd present at Sabze Maidan chanted ‘death to dictator’ and ‘we don’t want an incapable government’.
Tabriz on full strike
Tabriz, July 15, 2010
On Thursday July 15 all the shops in Ferdosi Bazaar of Tabriz were closed. The strike embedded all guilds of this region.
Guild’s representative arrested
Tabriz, July 15, 2010
The representative of Fabric-Seller’s Guild was arrested by Plainclothes and there is no further news of him.
Long queues for gasoline
Tehran- July 15, 2010
Long queues of gasoline in Yadegar Gas Station north of Saadat Abad Region.
During last two weeks there has been a long queue for gasoline in this gas station and other gas stations throughout the country due to sanctions which has led to discontent amongst the people.
The Downfall
Turkey announced complying with resolution of sanctions
Tehran, July 15, 2010
While Turkey’s Foreign Minister announced that the participation of this country is not necessary in nuclear negotiations and while Russia’s Foreign Minister announced that the presence of Turkey and Brazil is cancelled in negotiations of 5+1 with the clerical regime over nuclear issue the clerical regime reacted and accused Europe in Fars news agency affiliated with IRGC that it is bribing Turkey so that it wouldn’t participate in negotiations and linked it to Turkey’s need for becoming a member of European Parliament.
Comparing Khamenei with the Queen of England
Tehran, July 15, 2010
While conceding to the fact that Khamenie’s power is diminishing amongst regime’s elements mullah Mesbah Yazdi compared Khamenei with Queen of England and said: “some of the authorities expect that his position be just a formal position like the Queen of England. They expect that he just appoints Friday Imams and disposes of them”.
Mullah Yazdi whom people call crocodile was angry about the fact that in different levels of the regime nobody takes Khamenei serious and added: “some of our authorities think that the Leadership in Islamic Republic of Iran should just be like Britain’s Empire and they expect that he does not interfere in country’s affairs...”
Mehdi Taeb attacked Rafsanjani
Tehran, July 15, 2010
Mullah Taeb attacked Rafsanjani and said: “if Hashemi wants to act to his knowledge he is religiously tasked not to interfere in the issues of his son...According to Judiciary he is an accused. I don’t say guilty but he is accused of a crime...
He then put two choices in front of Rafsanjani and said: “it is one of these two for Mr. Hashemi he either does not act to his knowledge or the love for his son has overcome him”.
Pointing to Iran’s Uprising Mullah Taeb said: “we must admit that we had lack of intelligence in regard with the sedition. It is now clear for our security and intelligence system that this sedition intended to overthrow (the regime)”.
He also attacked Khomeini’s grandson and said: “Seyed Hasan (Hassan Khomeini) committed a crime against the Establishment that his grandfather had founded. He approved the one who had committed crime against Imam’s movement. People (read regime’s subordinates) decisively announced on June 4 that they don’t approve him”.
Resistance
After tolerating 53 days of torture Behrooz Javid Tehrani was returned to public ward
Tehran, July 15, 2010
ISC reported that after tolerating more than a month in solitary cells called as ‘Dog House’ in unbearable and inhuman conditions political prisoner Behrooz Javid Tehrani a student arrested during Students Uprising on July 9, 1999 was transferred to public ward one of Gohardasht Prison.
Behrooz was under unbearable and inhuman condition for 53 days and stood firm. Behrooz has gone on hunger strike several times during several times that he was in solitary confinement.
It was the resistance of Behrooz and other prisoners that lead to the ousting of Hasan Akharian the head of this ward.
Mothers of Uprising
Tehran, July 15, 2010
A group of Mothers of Uprising went to visit mother of Saeed Zainali detainee of Students Uprising in 1999. Saeed was abducted from in front of his mother’s eyes and she has no trace of him since.
Saeed was a graduate in Computer Science from Tehran University. He was arrested with at least 6 other students of the university, two of them females, and there is no trace of any of them.
The mothers demanded a clear status for these students as well as freedom of Behrooz Javid Tehrani and then went to Sohrab Arabi’s house (fallen for freedom in last year’s uprising) to pay tribute to him on his first anniversary. Sohrab was killed during last years Uprising.
Suppression
Pregnant young woman awaits stoning
Tehran- July 14, 2010
In the prison where Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani (mother of two who was sentenced to death by stoning on adultery charges) is detained, two other women await stoning. One of them is Maryam Qorbanzadeh. This 25-year-old woman was sentenced to death by stoning for having a sexual relationship outside of marriage. Maryam is pregnant and expects the world to help her.
The misogynist Iranian government has in the past few years been forced to halt the stoning sentences for at least 13 women because of international pressure and in some cases, released them after lashing them 100 times. Kobra Babayi was one of these women. After her stoning sentence was stayed, she was lashed 100 times and then released. According to reports, her spinal cord has been damaged as result and she has trouble walking. Her children say that she has severe pain from the flogging which has made their mother’s life very difficult.
Gohardasht Prisoners kept in conditions similar to Nazi death camps
Tehran- July 14, 2010
The sewage route in Hall 18, cellblock 6 has become clogged up from Saturday July 12, and the sewage water is running in the hallways of this hall. Close to 10 cm of sewage water is in the hallways. In the past few days, sewage water from halls 16 and 17 started flowing into hall 18. Days after this incident, the condition is so horrible that prisoners constantly protest but no action has been taken to solve the problem as yet.
Eight hundred prisoners are kept in this cellblock which is close to 3 times more than its normal capacity. The sewage water has even started seeping into the cells despite the obstacles placed in its path by prisoners. This issue seriously threatens the health of prisoners. The putrid stench and the high temperatures have made the already bad conditions in prison intolerable and have deprived prisoners from the little rest they had. In this time, prisoners have also been deprived of using the restrooms and showers.
They face dangers of being inflicted with illnesses as a result of the sewage water and the high concentration of prisoners in one area can lay the groundwork for a catastrophe.
The head of cellblock 6 is Shokri who has not been present in the cellblock for the last few days and is usually on leave doing his personal business. He is in the carpet business in addition to his prison occupation and is usually out selling carpets. Shokri played a direct part in the recent attack and torture of political prisoner and teacher Rasoul Badaqi.
The Praying Hall of this cellblock is also packed with prisoners who are forced to sleep on their sides next to each other on the ground. Currently 210 prisoners are detained in this hall. Lice and other skin diseases are prevalent. Because of the lack of space for each prisoner, they are forced to sleep in the hallways of cellblock 6. Close to 50 prisoners sleep in the hallways every night.
Prisoners are also denied of cooling facilities and cold clean water. They are forced to drink from the tap water in temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).
Prisoners are denied minimum facilities and the sanitary conditions, food and medical treatment is horrid. The conditions in this prisoner are similar to conditions in Hitler’s death camps.
Jailed human rights activist in critical state
Kurdistan- July 14, 2010
Mohammad-Sediq Kaboudvand, the head of the Kurdistan Human Rights Organization was taken to the Evin Prison infirmary after he passed out in cellblock 350.
His family became notified of his condition through one of Kaboudvand’s cellmates.
Kaboudvand has had two heart attacks in the past four years and his pale complexion and excessive weight loss were obvious in his recent visits with his family from behind glass partitions but the news of his new condition came as a shock to his family and they are very concerned for his well being.
Hepatitis outbreak among female prisoners in Evin
Tehran- July 15, 2010
An outbreak of hepatitis in in Evin Prison’s female cellblock 1, the prevalence of rodents especially lice, and the lack of sanitary facilities and cooling appliances on one hand and the daily clashes of ordinary prisoners with political prisoners has made conditions even harder for political prisoners in this prison.
This cellblock is in a critical state but no measures are taken by the authorities to control this situation.
The prevalence of lice has led many women to shave off all their hair.
In addition to this, the lack of coolers and cold water in the high temperatures has aggravated conditions for these prisoners.
Ailing prisoner dies in Gohardasht Prison from lack of medical treatment
Tehran- July 15, 2010
A prisoner in the Rajayi Shahr (Gohardasht) Prison in Karaj who was suffering from aids died as a result of the lack of medical attention.
Daryoush Arjmand who had been kept in a solitary cell for 2 years died on June 20, 2010 in a solitary cell in cellblock 1 of Rajayi Shahr Prison after tolerating horrid physical conditions.
Arjmand never enjoyed medical attention and was only separated form other prisoners because he had aids.
Rajayi Shahr Prison in general and cellblock one in particular are in very poor condition on the grounds of sanitary facilities and medical attention for prisoners
According to reports, Daryoush Arjmand, has been kept in a solitary cell in cellblock 1 in Gohardasht Prison known as the 'Doghouse' for months.
Daryoush Arjmand, 40, who has been sentenced to 19 years of prison, has been kept in this cell for close to 25 months. He was taken to solitary for clashing with the prison deputy officer, Mansouri, who died a few months ago outside of prison over a financial issue, and is kept in medieval conditions in this cell.
He is deprived of a natural source of light and even a lamp to light his cell. He is forced to go to the bathroom and bathe in his cell even while his cell is very small and does not have a toilet or showering facilities. Mr. Arjmand also has many cuts and bruises on his body but is not taken to the infirmary for treatment and is not even given the necessary items to bandage his wounds. He is also deprived of proper clothing and his current clothes are ripped and worn out. The foul odor that comes from his cell bothers other prisoners detained in solitary cells in this block. He is also only given enough food to live on.
Mr. Arjmand has attempted suicide several times and in the last instance, was left in that state for a few hours before other prisoners protested which saved his life.
A political prisoner informed a prison inspector about the condition of this prisoner and asked him to go see this prisoner to witness his horrid and unimaginable condition for himself but the inspector argued that this prisoner had aids and was dangerous and did not visit his cell.
The graves of slain political prisoners destroyed
Rasht, July 145, 2010
The graves of political prisoners of 1980s especially the graves of the political prisoners massacred in 1988 at Rasht’s Taze Abad Cemetery are destroyed to destroy the documents of this crime.
The land were these graves are in are divided into sections and sold. Some of the graves gave been turned to double layer graves with the grave of the political prisoners being put below and covered completely from sight.
This cruel act is committed by the agents of Intelligence Ministry to cover their documents of crime.
These agents have threatened the families of these massacred political prisoners to hush up otherwise they will be arrested.
The families have protested and demanded a halt in the action.
Sever pressure and torture imposed on political prisoner Mohammad Banazadeh Amirkhizi
Tehran, July 15, 2010
It is for months that political prisoner Mohammad Banazadeh Amirkhizi 63 and a family of PMOI members residing in Ashraf City, Iraq is kept in solitary cells of ward 209 of Evin Prison under severe physical and psychological conditions to make him to comply with false confessions and TV interviews.
Mr. Amirkhizi has lost 17 kilos of weight during the time and his status is not clear yet.
Mr. Amirkhizi is a merchant of Bazaar and he is tortured by the head interrogators of Intelligence Ministry nicknamed as Alavi and Saeed Skhaikhan.
Suppression in Tehran’s streets
Tehran, July 15, 2010
Regime’s suppressive agents are harassing boys on the excuse of not having proper attire or because of their haircuts during last few days in regions of Haft Hoz Square and Tehran Pars’s First Circle. If these young men are riding a car the car is confiscated too.
Three vans belonging to suppressive forces are stationed in Haft Hoz Square and they drive away when they are full of these detainees. The boys are taken to Security Police Station behind police station in Haft Hoz or to regime’s stations in Vozara.
Opening fire on villagers
Marivan, July 14, 2010
On July 12 regime’s forces in four cars went to Sardoosh Village in Marivan and opened fire at the houses of the villagers.
10 arrested in Kurdistan
Savabad, July 14, 2010
A few days ago regime’s intelligence forces arrested 10 in Sarvabad and transferred them to an unknown location. The names of two are Borhan Moahammad and Tofigh Mohamamd 18 both accused of cooperating with Kurdish parties.
Arrest of youths in Saghez
Saghez, July 15, 2010
Every night at Mother Square in Saghez patrols of Especial Units arrest people especially youths and beat them. Youths are answering them back by maneuvering in the streets after 10 pm.
Four Kurd political activists sentenced to heavy prison terms
Kurdistan- July 14.2010
After increased security measures in Kurdistan and the arrest of a large number of Kurd activists by security forces, four Kurd activists named Neimat Eshaqi, Poshtivan Asm, Loqman Monfaredi and Sabah Khayat were each sentenced to long prison sentences.
Neimat Eshaqi was arrested on December 4, 2009 in Kamyaran by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence in this city and was transferred to the Sanandaj Intelligence Detention Center. He was sentenced to 12 years of prison in a Sanandaj Court on charges of cooperation with a Kurd dissident party.
Poshtivan Asm from the Haniman Village in Kamyaran was arrested on December 1, 2009 in Saqez by security forces. There was no information on his whereabouts for two months in the Sanandaj Intelligence Agency Detention Center where he was under severe torture. Asm was sentenced to 15 years of prison by the Revolutionary Court in this city on charges of cooperation with a dissident Kurd party.
Loqman Mofaredi was arrested by security forces in Kamyaran and after three moths of severe torture in the Sanandaj Intelligence Detention Center; the same court sentenced him to 11 years of prison on charges of cooperation with a dissident Kurd party.
Sabah Khayat from Kamyaran was arrested on December 4 in Kermanshah by security forces in this city and was taken to the Sanandaj Intelligence Detention Center and after three months of torture, was sentenced to 11 years of prison on charges of cooperation with a dissident Kurd party.
Jailed dissident cleric denied visits for over four months
Tehran- July 14, 2010
Borujerdi, a jailed dissident cleric, has been denied in person visits for four months. Because he has lost a great deal of his eyesight as a result of torture, he has also been banned from visits with his family from behind a glass partition.
A thirty minute a week in person visit for this political prisoner who has been jailed for four consecutive years without a leave from prison under various mental and physical torture is very essential but the Iranian regime denies even these minimum rights to its dissidents to abuse and harass them even more.
The authorities have not given any official explanation on why his visits have been halted.
According to credible reports from the Special Court for Clergy, after the widespread distribution of Mr. Borujerdi’s ‘resaleh’ (dissertation) in rejection of the ‘Velayat-e- Faqih’ (Islamic leadership system), his stances in condemnation of the crimes committed by regime officials and the disclosure of human rights violations in Iranian jails, his limitations have increased in prison.
Iran puts pressure on dissident singer and wife
Babol- July 14, 2010
According to reports from Babol, the Judiciary in this town has banned Adeleh Ziayi, the wife of singer and musician Aria Aramnejad, from leaving the country after she wrote a post in a weblog titled, ‘I am sorry’. This source said that this measure was taken to put more pressure on Aramnejad.
Ziayi is a writer and poet who lost her publishing permit a long time before this. She wrote a post in Aram Arianejad’s weblog in protest to her husband’s arrest in April. This post reads in part:
‘I am sorry that I have to say that dear Aria was wrong in thinking that law, freedom, dignity and justice are more than just words in his dear country; He was wrong because of not knowing that this is Iran, a place where anything can happen and whoever has the power can do anything he wants!
This source also said that some time before this, after a song by Aria Aramnejad entitled ‘Ali Stand Up’ was published, Adeleh Ziayi’s bank account was closed by the Saderat Band in Babol. The Bank’s officials have not taken responsibility for this measure but the Babol Saderat Bank Protection Department has said that it was done on orders of security officials.
Aria Aramnejad was arrested on February 14, 2010 on charges of acting against national security for publishing the song ‘Ali Stand Up’ and spent his 50 day detention in a solitary cell in the Sari Intelligence Detention Center and the Mati Kalay Prison in Babol. His trial was held on July 6, 2010. He was not able to present his defense because was not allowed access to his files from before.
Workers of Iran
Javeh Dam workers on strike
Sanandaj, July 15, 2010
Workers of Javeh Dam went on strike again. They protested against non payment of their wages for four months. The workers announced that they will continue their strike until they receive their wages.
News on Iran’s economy
The clerical regime incapable of providing the country with gasoline
Tehran, July 14, 2010
Country’s consumption of gasoline is 75 million liters per day. Rationing of gasoline decreased this consumption to 63 million liters per day but the clerical regime can provide the country with only 43 million liters per day and has to import 20 million liters of gasoline from abroad.
New US sanctions have made it difficult for regime to import gasoline. Any company that cells more than 200000 dollars of refined oil products to regime in a year or more than a million dollars gradually will be faced with US sanctions.
Accordingly companies such as Shell from France, Look Oil from Russia, B.B. from England, Ani from Italy and etc. have stopped export of oil products to Iran.
Regime has claimed that it intends to construct 13 more refineries to confront the sanctions but this would cost 42 billion dollars.
Aliraza Zaighami the deputy of Oil Minister said that only 8 billion dollars have been dedicated to the case.
There is no future for these refineries because no company is willing to invest in Iran at the wake of sanctions.
Students Committee in Iran (Supporters of PMOI)
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